Wakefield sits at the edge of the expansive Milford Lake reservoir in Clay County, serving as the primary hub for this rural Kansas landscape. The town is organized around a grid including Knollwood St, Grove St, and Elm St, with the local Po located near the town center. The surrounding countryside reflects a meticulous agricultural grid defined by roads like Osage Rd and Prairie Rd, while natural drainages such as Cane Cr and Quimby Cr carve through the plains. Local history is anchored by several burial sites, including Saint Johns Cem and Madura Cem, which sit alongside the small settlement of Bateham. To the south of Wakefield, the Kansas Arboretum provides a focused point of botanical interest near the winding shoreline of the lake.
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1886 · Junction City
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1889 · Junction City
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1891 · Clay Center
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1894 · Junction City
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1947 · Fort Riley
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1950 · Alida
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1951 · Milford
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1955 · Milford
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1955 · Alida
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1955 · Manhattan
USGS Topo · 1:250,000